Course
Description
ENG 100 students will complete four
formal writing assignments in addition
to other graded and ungraded work that
will vary among instructors. In these
assignments, students will move from
personal writing to writing in response
to others' ideas and texts. Students
will learn how to integrate outside
sources into their work by reading
and responding to course texts and
other materials gathered through research.
Final drafts of all formal writing
assignments must be word-processed.
All students are expected to be prepared
for class and participate in class
discussions related to reading and
writing assignments. In addition, students
will keep complete portfolios of all
their writings.
ENG 100 students will also attend
a Writer's Workshop in addition to
their ENG 100 class. The Writer's Workshops
are an important segment of our ENG
100 program. Twice a week, students
meet in small groups of four to seven
students with a trained student assistant
("SA" for short). The material for
these sessions is created to complement
the ENG 100 class.
Before any grade appeal will be processed
for a student in ENG 100, 104, or 108,
the complete portfolio of writings
will have to be submitted to the Department
Review Committee. In order for an ENG
100 student to be admitted into ENG
104, he or she must earn at least a
C in ENG 100.
Objectives
Learning to write for different
audiences and purposes
Students will…
- do some private writing for
themselves;
- make journal entries to
explore their thoughts and to enrich
their personal lives;
- write essays
to communicate ideas and impose order
on their thoughts and
- experiences;
- structure their writing
to fit the assignment, purpose, and
audience.
Learning to use active reading
and critical thinking
Students will…
- identify the main
concepts and locate supporting details
in written works;
- read actively for
greater understanding;
- use reading
to improve their writing by drawing
ideas and information from written
material;
- use texts to understand
their own and others' experiences;
- recognize
good writing by actively reading
good prose;
- develop their ideas and
concepts with specific details, examples,
and explanations.
Learning to use writing processes
Students will…
- practice various
invention techniques;
- use prewriting
to recreate and reflect on their
experiences;
- use prewriting to generate
information and discover ideas;
- move
easily from writing for self-expression
to writing for readers;
- write at greater
length more easily, more quickly,
and more usefully;
- reread early drafts
to rethink what they want to write;
- revise
for clearer presentation of their
ideas;
- identify and correct their
own spelling, grammatical, and mechanical
errors, especially in the final stage
of the writing process.
Learning written conventions
Students will…
- use thesis statements, topic
sentences, and transitions;
- use common
ordering and organizational ideas
like narration, classification, and
causal analysis;
- identify the main
qualities of effective sentences;
- practice
active sentence style and rich, efficient
modification;
- practice systematic
approaches to editing sentences;
- craft
more effective and polished sentences
and paragraphs.
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